Nova Scotians can’t afford another big power rate bump: NDP

HALIFAX –Today, Official Opposition leader Claudia Chender made the following statement:

“The news that Nova Scotia Power is applying for another huge increase to power rates is almost unbelievable to Nova Scotian families who are already paying some of the highest energy costs in the country. Nova Scotia Power’s proposal to jack up rates by more than eight per cent over two years is simply unmanageable for thousands of people in our province.

People’s power bills have gone up by hundreds of dollars a year since 2021. This is an essential cost for Nova Scotians–not a luxury that people can choose to do without. The Houston government’s interventions have been a failure, and have done nothing to help people afford their power bills today, ensure affordability going forward, or ensure that companies like Nova Scotia Power safeguard our private information.

We need a government that will make sure that all Nova Scotians can afford to live a good life."

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